Madison Heights woman killed after being dragged under car at Troy market WITH VIDEO

The Oakland Press/DOUG BAUMAN
This is the Atlas Market near the corner of Dequindre and 16 Mile Rd. in Troy where a woman backed her car over another woman dragging her about 40 feet under her car. The scene at the market shows a black line on the asphalt where she was dragged and orange spary marks where the car came to a stop.

A woman was pinned under a car in a Troy shopping center parking lot Sunday and died after she was dragged 40 feet, according to the Troy Police Department.

The victim, a 52-year-old resident of Madison Heights, had just left Atlas Market and was walking to her car when a 68-year-old woman backed up in front of her, pinning her under the car.

The driver -- a Troy resident -- then proceeded to back up some 40 feet, dragging the Madison Heights woman underneath, said Troy Capt. Robert Redmond.

The victim, who received multiple injuries, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Oakland County Medical Examiner's investigators.

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The woman's teen children, who were with her at the market, attempted to stop the elderly driver, but did not succeed, officials report.

As of right now, the incident appears to be an accident, said Redmond.

Alcohol and drugs were not a factor in this accident, but it does remain under investigation, added the Troy captain.

"This is why you should always take that extra second to check around you when you get into you vehicle," said Redmond. "This is a very horrific incident; to have her children right there witnessing this as it happened."

He said he doesn't understand the distance traveled while the Troy woman was backing up.

"The distance was excessive," he said.

The captain also said there were no restrictions on the driver and that she didn't have any vision impairment as far as his investigators could tell.